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Massive solar farm planned for coal mine site in eastern Kentucky
A massive solar farm is in the works at the site of one of the largest coal mines in southern Appalachia. BrightNight, the developer behind the planned farm at the decades-old Starfire coal mine near Hazard, Kentucky, says the project could help reinvigorate a region where thousands of mining jobs have been lost. Construction on the first phases could begin as soon as 2026.
Update to KY law will effect unexcused school absences
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – A new update to school attendance law in Kentucky is set to effect repeated absences in the state. The update to Kentucky’s School Attendance Law can be seen here. In a message to families regarding the update, Henderson County Schools say the Director of Pupil Personnel will have to notify the […]
Ohio dedicates 85 miles of road to honor Charles Young who went from slavery to colonel
CINCINNATI (WKRC) - A local corridor along Ohio roads will pay tribute to a military officer from the Tri-State who broke down barriers. Charles Young was born into slavery in Mayslick and spent most of his childhood in Ripley. Young graduated from the United States Military Academy and became the...
Gov. Beshear Declines Fancy Farm Invitation
Photo: Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear greets the crowd at the 2019 Fancy Farm Picnic. Shannon McFarlin photo. Fancy Farm, Ky.–Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear has announced he will not attend this year’s Fancy Farm Picnic as the list of speakers is firming up. An update from organizers Friday confirmed...
Not too Hot with Daily Rain Chances
OVERNIGHT: Partly Cloudy with Patchy Fog. Lows 64-68. Sunrise 5:46. TUESDAY: Mix of Sun & Clouds with a Few Showers/T’Showers Developing (Best Chances South across Western Kentucky). Humid with Highs 81-89 (South to West…85-86 in the Evansville Metro). Winds V 5-10 TUE NIGHT: Partly Cloudy. Lows 65-69. WEDNESDAY:...
Kentucky Newsmakers 7/21: EKU President David McFaddin; Ky. Distillers Association President Eric Gregory
On the latest edition of Kentucky Newsmakers, WKYT’s Bill Bryant talks with Eastern Kentucky University President David McFaddin and Kentucky Distillers Association President Eric Gregory.
Some speak in favor of refugee resettlement, some remain opposed
Roughly a dozen people traveled to the VFW Edwin P. Barlow Post 5906 off U.S. 31-E in Glasgow to participate in a Freedom of Speech public meeting to ask questions of Matthew Stevens, one of the board members of Refuge Bowling Green that has proposed placing 30 individual refugees in Barren County.
FBI Says Two Former Western Kentucky University Students Were Terrorists
Two former Western Kentucky University students became ISIS terrorist recruits and trained in Syria while attending the Bowling Green school, according to court records. One of the then-students issued a warning in an email to WKU in June 2015 after he left the U.S. saying, in part: “In sha Allah [God willing] when we conquer the U.S. I will look for you.” This was disclosed in the federal court case of the students’ associate, Mirsad Hariz Adem Ramic, filed in the Western District of Kentucky. The Courier Journal reported Ramic’s arrest and sentencing last month and has learned new details of the case through a review of court filings.
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